syphon

• Substantivo que designa um tubo usado para transferir líquido de um recipiente para outro por diferença de pressão atmosférica, ou um órgão tubular em animais aquáticos para captar ou expelir água.

A noun referring to a tube used to transfer liquid from one container to another via atmospheric pressure, or a tubular organ in aquatic animals for water intake or expulsion.

1. Tube for transferring liquidB2formal

   A tube that uses atmospheric pressure to move liquid from a higher container to a lower one.

   Sifão

   • He used a syphon to transfer the gasoline from the can to the car.
   • The bartender used a syphon to pour the wine.
   • A syphon works because of the difference in air pressure.

   Sinônimossiphon

2. Animal organC1formalscientific

   A tubular organ in some aquatic animals, such as mollusks, used to draw in or expel water.

   Sifão

   • The clam uses its syphon to filter water for food.
   • The octopus expelled water through its syphon to propel itself.
   • The syphon of a mollusk is a key part of its respiratory system.

   Sinônimosfunnel